Let us know that you are interested and share your e-mail with us via the “Register” button on top and bottom of the page then we are able to help you with logistics and share important information directly with you! Or you can contact Riko directly via social media or riko.piirisild@gmail.com.
Full package is €200 and if you preregister with your e-mail and name we quarantee you FREE transfer from Tallinn or Riga airport to playing area and back to the airport.
Full package includes:
– Meals for every day of the tournament so no extra money is needed for food
– Accomodation for 2 nights and 3 days in a fully booked hotel (only Tartu Ärtu players and staff)
– All 3 days of tournaments
– All extra activities
– Lots of special prizes in addition to the winners
If you would like to pay with an invoice sent to a specific company please contact us and send the details.
Extra nights will cost 40 euros per person which includes accommodation and participation in the “before- and afterparty” of Tartu Ärtu 2027 junior bridge festival.
For those who arrive earlier, plan for 06.05 evening (Thursday)
There will be a community evening planned at Tartu citycenter. The evening theme will be “Go with the flow” which means no activities are mandatory but you will be provided with options:
- Play a lot of different board games
- Play a practice round of teams or rubber bridge
- Play table football and table tennis
- Walk around the city centre to explore Tartu (with enough interest, a local bridge player will give you a 1-2h tour of the city)
- Visit the legendary bars in the city centre
- Exclusive insight to one of the training methods used by Estonian juniors (challenge league)
All guests arriving early will also be eligible for a welcome drink and snacks. Good company, laughs and good time will be guaranteed in this offer.
For those who leave later, plan for 09.05 evening (Sunday)
There will be another community evening planned at Jaanisuss Tartu citycenter. The evening theme will be “Take the max score in Tartu” which means that there will also be activity options but none of them are mandatory:
- All the options from the Thursday plan
- There will be a scavenger hunt (with enough interest) in the city centre which means that you will be provided with clues and tasks to complete for a prize.
- Reflection of Tartu Ärtu 2027 which means you get to discuss with the organisers about the future of the event and ideas for next year
- Visiting the ruins of a church (Toomemägi)
- Getting to know the niches of why Tartu is “University city” and used to be called a small wooden town.
If there are enough people staying for an extra night then a celebration banquet will also be present with the organisers of the event this evening.
Why to come to Tartu Ärtu and how big it is?
Last year Tartu Ärtu became the largest bridge event in the recent decade that Estonia has had. We had over 40 junior pairs from a total of 11 different countries participating with a lot of positive feedback. We as organisers learned a lot from it and have many improvements for this year.
This year we expect to have at least 25 pairs only from the Baltic states, at least 5 pairs from our friends up North and if our calculations are correct then with all the awesome juniors from around Europe we should be looking at least 75 pair tournament which would make it once again (breaking our own record) the largest junior festival at least in this side of Europe! We are hoping you can make it as well 🙂
Tartu Ärtu 2027 rules and regulations
- Tournament organisers and goal
ThinkKing is proud to organize the Tartu Ärtu 2027 Junior Bridge Tournament, held in Tartu. The venue and accomodation details will be announced right here latest September 2027.
Our mission is to promote bridge among junior players and bring together young enthusiasts from various countries to learn, make new friends, and enjoy competitive yet friendly bridge play. In addition to the tournament, participants will have the opportunity to explore the beautiful city of Tartu and experience Estonian culture firsthand. We warmly welcome juniors of all nationalities and skill levels, as our goal is to unite people through the love of bridge and foster connections across Europe and possibly even beyond.
The tournament is led by main organizer Riko Piirisild. For inquiries, you can reach him via email at riko.piirisild@gmail.com, by phone at +372 58177077, or through social media.
- Time and place
The tournament will take place from May 7th to 9th at Tartu.
Timetable:
Friday 7th May
10:00-10:40 Gathering and check-in to rooms
10:40-10:50 Opening ceremony
10:50-14:00 First 2 pair sessions 12 boards each (10 boards for u21)
14:00-15:00 Lunch
15:00-19:50 3 pair sessions 12 boards each (10 boards for u21)
19:50-20:50 Dinner
20:50-… Free time for activities with other juniors
Optional 21:30-01:30 18+ goulash teams tournament
Saturday 8th May
08:00-09:00 Breakfast
09:00-13:15 4 rounds of 8 board team tournament qualification
13:15-14:15 Lunch
14:15-18:30 4 rounds of 8 board team tournament qualification
18:30-19:30 Dinner
19:30-… Free time and extra optional activities
Sunday 9th May
08:00-09:00 Breakfast
09:00-12:05 2 rounds of 12 board team finals (A,B,C,D.. with 4 teams in each final based on qualification results)
12:05-13:05 Lunch and cleaning the rooms for check-out
13:05-14:35 1 round of 12 board team finals
14:45-15:00 Prize giving ceremony and farewell
- Participants
The tournament is open to all juniors who are born in the year 2002 or later (are in u26 category) and 2007 or later (are in u21 category). Pre-registration on our website thinkking.ee/Tartu2027 guarantees you a spot and also contains all the important information for the tournament.
Registration will open soon and we will send a reminder to all those pre-registered. Registration will close 1 week before the competition.
- Participation fee
Pre-registration offers special benefits for those who inform us of their arrival plans for 2027. Registration details can be found at thinkking.ee/Tartu2027. The participation fee is 200€ per person, which includes two nights of accommodation, all meals during the stay, and entry to all tournaments. For added flexibility, participants can pay an additional 40€ to extend their stay by one night before and/or after the event, with breakfast included.
- Tournament regulations
The Tartu Ärtu 2027 Junior Tournament will feature both pairs and teams championships.The pairs championship will include five sessions, each with 12 boards (10 boards for u21 category), played using matchpoints scoring. The teams championship will begin with an 8-round Swiss qualification on Saturday. Based on these results, the finals will take place on Sunday in Round Robin format, with groups of four teams playing 12 boards per round. In the event of tied results in either tournament, ties will be resolved based on the head-to-head result or, if necessary, by the tournament director in accordance with European Bridge League rules and guidelines.
- Prizes
- Prizes will be awarded to the top three pairs in the U21 and U26 tournaments.
- In the Teams Championship, prizes will be given to the top three teams in the A Finals, as well as to the winners of each group.
- Additional special prizes will also be announced during the event.
- General
- By participating in the tournament, you consent to photographs being taken during the event and agree to your name being published in the results and used for the promotion of future events.
- Any matters not specifically addressed will be handled by the organizing committee in accordance with hotel rules, fair play principles, and general standards of conduct.
Time of the tournament – 7-9 May 2027 (Friday to Sunday)
Location – Tartu, Estonia
For support in organizing logistics, please contact Riko Piirisild, riko.piirisild@gmail.com, I am more than happy to help and support in any way I can to have you all at the Tartu Ärtu 2027 junior bridge festival – don’t hesitate.